By Kyle Soppe Setting: The Milwaukee Brewers will host the first of 12 meetings with the Cardinals in the next five weeks. Miller Park has been as friendly to the home team as any park in the majors, as they lead the league in home winning percentage (39-14). The division rivals are atop the NL Central, a four-team race that will likely reward only the winner with a playoff … [Read more...] about Cardinals @ Brewers – Tale of the Tape
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Pirates @ Phillies – Tale of the Tape
By Kyle Soppe Setting: A meeting of two Pennsylvania-based teams battling for playoff position, and no, this isn't a football preview. The Phillies, who own the top home and overall record in the MLB, were expected to be here the second Cliff Lee and Roy Oswalt brought their talents to Philly. The Bucco's, who boast the third best winning percentage on the road in the NL, … [Read more...] about Pirates @ Phillies – Tale of the Tape
The Quarterback Shuffle
By Breanna Jacobs As Aaron Rodgers hoisted the Lombardi Trophy over his head and looked upon his team with admiration, cheesehead cheers erupted throughout the nation. In that magical moment, football fans and analysts alike had one unified thought: Rodgers is going to be a Packer for his entire career. Green Bay is his town and, more importantly, his team. Some could say … [Read more...] about The Quarterback Shuffle
NFL Lock-Out Coming to a Close
By Breanna Jacobs On Saturday July 24, the NFL Player’s Association and league owners reached a deal that will bring the lock-out to a close. Now that both sides have ironed out the 10 year labor agreement, a timeline has been set to get teams ready to begin the fast approaching pre-season. The timeline is as follows: Monday, July 25: Teams can go to a 90-man roster … [Read more...] about NFL Lock-Out Coming to a Close
FSPY’s
By Kyle Soppe As we enter the back end of the MLB season, we can take some time to recognize the imperfect seasons by some individuals and teams by handing out 10 FSPY's (Failure in Sports Performance Yearly awards). Jim Joyce Award This is an opinion-based award given to the worst call, when it comes to signing a player, by a team. This year's recipient is the Chicago … [Read more...] about FSPY’s